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Title
Gaudiosa, widow of Salomon Commissu: Sciacca, 1486
Subject
Gaudiosa, widow of Salomon Commissu
Description
The widow Gaudiosa, sick in bed (as the boilerplate from Sicily has it), names her two sons Xibitella and Busacca as her universal heirs. She bequeaths clothing and textiles to her grandson Merdocay.
She also leaves a bed and its extensive bed-clothing to Stella, the daughter of the late Xua Summato, "pro eius maritagio" (as part of her dowry). If Stella were to die before marriage, however, Gaudiosa orders the same goods to be left to Stella's sister Channa.
Gaudiosa also leaves her own bed to her grandsons, the children of Xibitella. To Xibitella's wife, her daughter-in-law Ricca, some clothing.
Gaudiosa is also concerned about the children of her son Busacca, and orders that the goods that Busacca receives through his inheritance must be passed down to his sons Vita and Joxtiret, identified as Busacca's sons "from this present marriage."
The will is witnessed by seven witnesses, apparently all Jews.
She also leaves a bed and its extensive bed-clothing to Stella, the daughter of the late Xua Summato, "pro eius maritagio" (as part of her dowry). If Stella were to die before marriage, however, Gaudiosa orders the same goods to be left to Stella's sister Channa.
Gaudiosa also leaves her own bed to her grandsons, the children of Xibitella. To Xibitella's wife, her daughter-in-law Ricca, some clothing.
Gaudiosa is also concerned about the children of her son Busacca, and orders that the goods that Busacca receives through his inheritance must be passed down to his sons Vita and Joxtiret, identified as Busacca's sons "from this present marriage."
The will is witnessed by seven witnesses, apparently all Jews.
TRANSCRIPTION from Scandaliato, pp. 210
Archivio di Stato di Sciacca, Notai de/unti, notaio P. Randazzo, vol. 27, 1486, c. 52.
Eodem
Testamur quad presens coram nobis Gaudiosa iudea relicta condam Salamonis Conmissu de Sacca, iacens in lecto, egrota corpore, sana tamen mente et racionabilis intellectus, existens in sui bona et perfecta memoria, recte et articulariter loquens, timens divinum iudicium repentinum et dubiam mortis horam, cum nil certius morte et nil incertius hara mortis, volens precipue de bonis suis temporalibus disponere, ne inter successores suos lis aliqua oriatur, presens suum nuncupativum testamentum per manu mei infrascripti notarii facere procuravit in hunc modum videlicet: imprimis instituit, fecit et sollenniter ordinavit suos heredes universales in omnibus bonis suis, mobilibus et stabilibus, iuribus et accionibus universis ubicumque existentibus et melius apparentibus, Xibitellam et Busaccam Conmissu filios suos legitimos et naturales, natos ex sui (sic) et dicta condam Salamone, confirmando tamen et acceptando prius testamentum conditum per dictus (sic) condam Salamonem et omnia in eodem testamento contenta.
Item instituit suum heredem particularem Merdocay de Xilleni eius nepotem in eius mantum quo utitur de presente ipsa testatrix et et (sic) carpitam unam listatam listibus rubeis et ialnis sive palladis et manta uno cum caputeo panni de visito. Item legavit Stelle filie condam Xue Summato pro eius maritagio lectum unum, videlicet faciem unam matarazii cum traverserio, par unum lintheaminum, cultram unam, duas interulas, unum doblectum, duas tobalias, dubleria duo, tria guardanappa, duas caxulas et alia bona rninuta pertinentia ad dictum lectum; et casu quo dicta Stella mori contingerit sive ante maritagium sive post quandocumque sine liberis etc, substituit ei in dictis bonis Channam sororem dicte Stelle.
Item legavit suis nepotibus filiis dicti Xibitelle lectum unum quo utitur ad presens dicta testatrix. Item legavit Ricce eius nurui uxori dicti Xibitelle dublectum unum et eius gunellam panni misti villerii.
Item voluit et mandavit quad bona hereditaria in quibus dictus Busacca est institutus heres universalis post mortem ipsius Busacce sint et pervenire debeant ad manus et posse Vite et Joxtiret filiorum dicti Busacce presentis matrimonii.
Item legavit quamdam spelliziam miskite iudeorum dicte Terre Sacce pro anima sua. Et hec fuit et est eius ultima voluntas etc.
Testes: Manuel Minachem, Busacca Sagictuni, Levi Castroioanni, Sesi Balam, Iudas Sagictonus, Gracianus de Accavo, Xibitella Dadrni.
Archivio di Stato di Sciacca, Notai de/unti, notaio P. Randazzo, vol. 27, 1486, c. 52.
Eodem
Testamur quad presens coram nobis Gaudiosa iudea relicta condam Salamonis Conmissu de Sacca, iacens in lecto, egrota corpore, sana tamen mente et racionabilis intellectus, existens in sui bona et perfecta memoria, recte et articulariter loquens, timens divinum iudicium repentinum et dubiam mortis horam, cum nil certius morte et nil incertius hara mortis, volens precipue de bonis suis temporalibus disponere, ne inter successores suos lis aliqua oriatur, presens suum nuncupativum testamentum per manu mei infrascripti notarii facere procuravit in hunc modum videlicet: imprimis instituit, fecit et sollenniter ordinavit suos heredes universales in omnibus bonis suis, mobilibus et stabilibus, iuribus et accionibus universis ubicumque existentibus et melius apparentibus, Xibitellam et Busaccam Conmissu filios suos legitimos et naturales, natos ex sui (sic) et dicta condam Salamone, confirmando tamen et acceptando prius testamentum conditum per dictus (sic) condam Salamonem et omnia in eodem testamento contenta.
Item instituit suum heredem particularem Merdocay de Xilleni eius nepotem in eius mantum quo utitur de presente ipsa testatrix et et (sic) carpitam unam listatam listibus rubeis et ialnis sive palladis et manta uno cum caputeo panni de visito. Item legavit Stelle filie condam Xue Summato pro eius maritagio lectum unum, videlicet faciem unam matarazii cum traverserio, par unum lintheaminum, cultram unam, duas interulas, unum doblectum, duas tobalias, dubleria duo, tria guardanappa, duas caxulas et alia bona rninuta pertinentia ad dictum lectum; et casu quo dicta Stella mori contingerit sive ante maritagium sive post quandocumque sine liberis etc, substituit ei in dictis bonis Channam sororem dicte Stelle.
Item legavit suis nepotibus filiis dicti Xibitelle lectum unum quo utitur ad presens dicta testatrix. Item legavit Ricce eius nurui uxori dicti Xibitelle dublectum unum et eius gunellam panni misti villerii.
Item voluit et mandavit quad bona hereditaria in quibus dictus Busacca est institutus heres universalis post mortem ipsius Busacce sint et pervenire debeant ad manus et posse Vite et Joxtiret filiorum dicti Busacce presentis matrimonii.
Item legavit quamdam spelliziam miskite iudeorum dicte Terre Sacce pro anima sua. Et hec fuit et est eius ultima voluntas etc.
Testes: Manuel Minachem, Busacca Sagictuni, Levi Castroioanni, Sesi Balam, Iudas Sagictonus, Gracianus de Accavo, Xibitella Dadrni.
Creator
Sciacca, Sicily
Date
1486
Source
See Scandaliato, L'ultimo canto di Ester, p. 210
Language
Latin
Coverage
Italy